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Free kick: Illegal Touching & offside
« on: November 07, 2020, 01:03:29 AM »
Team A free kick...Team A attempts onside kick...ball goes 9 yards and Team A illegal touching. But Team B (receiving team) is offiside at the kick. Options?

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Re: Free kick: Illegal Touching & offside
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2020, 01:52:10 AM »
Team A can but will not decline the offside penalty, which would then allow team B to take the ball at the spot of the illegal touching.

Team A can and will accept the offside penalty resulting in a rekick after the five yard penalty from the previous spot.

Relevant rules are 6-1-2-c-7 (enforcement spot), 6-1-3-a,b,c (violation and foul), and 10-1-1-b (declining the penalty).